On his show I discovered many of the classic artists (as they are now known) that a big brother or sister would pass down (via their albums) to their younger siblings. Much more interesting was the alternative 'The Old Grey Whistle Test' presented by 'Whispering' Bob Harris.
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The only two music TV shows at the time were 'Top Of The Pops' - and as the name implies, it played the chart hits of the time. whose singles were played daily on BBC Radio 1. As a pre-teen that interest grew into a passion through early glam rock bands and artists like, David Bowie, Marc Bolan & T-Rex, Roxy Music, Slade and Mott The Hoople etc. John Peel & Andy Kershaw will also feature but for now I would like to concentrate on one of the greatest DJ & TV hosts that I first listened to as a youth.īob Harris has been around since the early 70's and his career began in parallel with my growing interest in music. I've posted a Rodigan show, albeit one with a special guest and will return to his Reggae & Dancehall show in a future post.
I previously mentioned at the end of the Waterboys post that I would include some of my FM recordings, celebrating some of the greatest disc jockeys that the UK has produced. So if you are a fan of any of the artists featured, then I can confidently state that you will definitely enjoy the bootlegs that have been chosen. What to include and just as importantly what to leave out, has taken considerable thought and listening hours, enjoyable nonetheless. I have not provided a sound quality rating as virtually all are of sufficient high quality to rate around 5 out of 5, some are worthy of 5+ like the best official releases.Īs you can imagine, it took some time and effort to pull this all together. The index will aid those that prefer an A to Z alphabetical listing and help you instantly find a particular artist that is of interest to you. A complete track listing is included, along with track timings and informative comments about each bootleg. Most importantly the website address is given for each download. and information on the lineage and running times. Having discarded numerous titles, these are the best downloaded in that time frame.įull details have been included for each, such as the venue and date of the performance, the type of recording – soundboard, FM, from the audience, etc. This document includes the best bootlegs I have downloaded in the following years, 2015 to 2020. He was impressed by the ‘Freeze’ session. It’s really difficult finding new records to play on the radio.” “Truly awful new records, most of them were pretentious, unimaginative and or just plain flatulent.
Peel describes how the remainder of his weekend went, listening to new music and venting his disappointment about it. He then decided to go solo and was very active in the early 80’s releasing numerous singles and collaborating with artists such as David Sylvian & Gary Numan.Īfter playing this 7” single on the Mercury label, also spun previously by John’s BBC Radio One colleague, Richard Skinner. They released their final album in 1978 and Nelson reconfigured the band becoming ‘Bill Nelson’s Red Noise’. Bill was ahead of his time but the group floundered during the punk rock explosion of 1976-77. He was the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of the British group Be Bop Deluxe for whom big things were predicted by the mid seventies rock press. Be sure to check this one out, better still go see them live when you get the chance.īill was a particular favourite of Peel and would appear regularly on his show. The band are still performing at the highest level artistically & musically. The final track is one of the best versions of the song I've heard. Light' album, recently re-issued as a 2 disc set, marking its 20th yearĪnniversary of release. Set included seven new album tracks ending with 'Stray' from 'The Black KCRW to promote their ninth studio album 'The Thread That Keeps Us'. Martin Wenk - Trumpet, Vocals, Keys, Baritone Guitar, AccordionĬALEXICO - Live In Session on MBE KCRW FM
Jacob Valenzuela - Trumpet, Vocals, Vibes, Paul Niehaus - Pedal Steel, Electric Guitar, Lineage: FM > Onkyo HT-R520 > Analog Out (2 - RCA Mono Out) > 2 - 1/4 Inch Mono Phone Jacks In > Zoom H4n > r8Brain 24bit-96KHz - Dithered to 16bit-44KHz > CD WAVE Tracking > TLH Checksums Flac.8) Last song stepped on by DJ - As per usual
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